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May092016
Fully ASIC: Just and equitable winding up proceedings and the public interest principle
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has recently brought proceedings against a number of companies involved in land banking...
May092016
A vendor’s duty to notify a purchaser of errors
Following our article concerning the decision of Jaswil Property ATF Jaswil Unit Trust v Barrak Corporation, the purchaser appealed and the Court...
May042016
Protecting Intellectual Property using the Personal Property Security Register
Intellectual property (IP) rights have become a highly sought after form of security for financiers in recent years. However, the...
Apr292016
Pool Rules
Today, 29 April 2016, new disclosure requirements in relation to the sale or lease of a property with a swimming...
Apr292016
Accountants as potential accomplices in underpayment
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced proceedings in the Federal Circuit of Australia against accounting firm EZY Accounting 123 alleging...
Apr292016
Hungry for Justice? Don’t get too greedy
Many are hungry for justice, but a lawyer in Russia took his appetite to save his client from a potential...
Apr212016
Don’t be an Ostrich Director!
Are you a company director? Are you getting hassled by the ATO or other creditors for overdue payments? Have you...
Apr202016
Unreasonable outcome? Liquidators beware of the onus in proving director-related transactions
Lately a liquidator lost costly litigation in the Court of Appeal in relation to suspected director-related transactions. It is worth...
Apr182016
Directors Cut: Technical arguments fail for disqualified directors
The Corporations Act 2001 empowers the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to disqualify people from acting as directors in...
Apr152016
Federal Court Consultation Forum
On 5 April 2016, the Federal Court of Australia held a consultation forum at the NSW Registry to seek feedback...
Apr142016
Wigging Out
In a move that will no doubt cause disillusionment and consternation amongst diehard traditionalists, the Supreme Court of Victoria has...
Apr112016
What’s the harm? The practical consequences of breaching the Harman Rule
In a recent decision by her Honour Olsson J in the District Court of New South Wales, a creditor has...
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